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Parnassus, New Zealand

Locality in Canterbury, New Zealand

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name	Parnassus
native_name_lang
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image_caption	The former supermarket at Parnassus
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coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	New Zealand
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Canterbury
subdivision_type2	Territorial authority
subdivision_name2	Hurunui District
subdivision_type3	Ward
subdivision_name3	East Ward
seat_type	Electorates
seat
leader_title	Territorial Authority
leader_name	Hurunui District Council
leader_title1	Regional council
leader_name1	Environment Canterbury
leader_title2	Mayor of Hurunui
leader_name2
leader_title3	Kaikōura MP
leader_name3
leader_title4	Te Tai Tonga MP
leader_name4
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postal_code_type	Postcode

| mapframe-zoom = 6 Parnassus is a locality in the Canterbury region's Hurunui District on the east coast of New Zealand's South Island. It is located on the north bank of the Waiau Uwha River.

It takes its name from a local sheep run owned by a classical scholar, Edward Lee. He saw a likeness between a local hill and the Greek Mount Parnassus, mythical home of the god Apollo and the Muses.

State Highway 1 passes through the town on its route from Cheviot to Kaikōura, and the Main North Line railway from Christchurch to Picton also runs through the town. At one stage, the Waiau Branch was intended to be the main line north and a branch line diverged from the Waiau route in Waipara to service coastal communities. This line was opened to Parnassus in 1912 and was known as the Parnassus Branch at that stage. However, the decision was made to use the Parnassus route as the main line, relegating the route from Waipara through the Weka Pass to Waiau to the status of branch line. The Main North Line was completed in 1945 and continues to serve Parnassus today.

The epicentre of the 1901 Cheviot earthquake was at Parnassus.

Demographics

The Parnassus statistical area, which includes Cheviot, covers 994.57 km2. It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.

Parnassus had a population of 1,323 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 15 people (1.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 51 people (4.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 546 households, comprising 657 males and 666 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.99 males per female. The median age was 47.0 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 273 people (20.6%) aged under 15 years, 153 (11.6%) aged 15 to 29, 612 (46.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 285 (21.5%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 93.9% European/Pākehā, 11.8% Māori, 1.6% Pasifika, 1.1% Asian, and 1.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 10.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 53.7% had no religion, 34.9% were Christian, 0.7% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.2% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.2% were Buddhist and 0.9% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 156 (14.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 219 (20.9%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $27,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. 117 people (11.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 504 (48.0%) people were employed full-time, 222 (21.1%) were part-time, and 18 (1.7%) were unemployed.

References

[http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/canterbury-places/1 Te Ara The Encyclopedia of New Zealand] Cheviot district
"ArcGIS Web Application".
{{NZ census 2018. Parnassus (312500). parnassus. Parnassus

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